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Airbus delivered 547 aircraft in the first nine months of 2026 and needs 323 more by December to reach 870. AerCap had a record quarter and ANA buys Air Do.
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United, American, Southwest and Alaska expect fourth-quarter jet fuel at $4.55 to $4.85 a gallon, Ryanair is 85% unhedged for 2027 and Western Sydney opened.
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12 to 18 October 2026: Portugal chose Lufthansa to buy up to 49.9% of TAP for up to €1.2bn, and Aviation Capital Group ordered 75 A320neo jets.
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Houthi missiles hit King Khalid International Airport, Saudi Arabia (RUH/OERK), killing at least 12. Avolon ordered 250 jets and Delta cut its 2026 outlook.
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A350F first flew on 29 September, Ethiopian ordered ten freighters, AAR agreed to buy 65% of MRO Holdings and Middle East airline traffic fell 14.6% in August.
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21 to 27 September 2026: Turkish Airlines firmed up 100 Boeing 737-8s, Norse Atlantic dropped New York for winter and Airbus found an A321neo coating defect.
Read More →14 to 20 September 2026: US airlines cut capacity as jet fuel topped $181 a barrel, airBaltic filed for Chapter 11 and Korean Air ordered 103 Boeing jets.
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7 to 13 September 2026: a fatal 767 freighter overrun at Miami, a UK air traffic control failure that grounded over 2,000 flights and a $11.75bn GE deal.
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31 August to 6 September 2026: Southwest confirmed 11 lounges, Portugal took the TAP sale to Air France-KLM and Lufthansa, and Boeing outdelivered Airbus.
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24 to 30 August 2026: United added 10 international cities for 2027, Qantas moved A380 retirement forward to 2028 and JetBlue won 22 LaGuardia slots.
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17 to 23 August 2026: Alaska Airlines added Seattle to Athens and Paris, while Jin Air, Air Busan and Air Seoul signed an agreement to merge into one carrier.
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10 to 16 August 2026: Archer agreed to buy Boeing's Wisk, Insitu and SkyGrid, Heart Aerospace flew its X1 demonstrator and Delta announced Austin to Paris.
Read More →3 to 9 August 2026: the FAA certified the 737 MAX 7, Apollo agreed to buy easyJet at 715p a share and Gatwick's runway plan cleared its final legal challenge.
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6 to 12 July 2026: Apollo's 715p bid displaced Castlelake at easyJet, Frontier took Spirit's top 40 routes and BETA flew the first FAA eVTOL pilot flights.
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Boeing outsold Airbus in 2025 for the first time since 2018 — but neither can yet build at the rate its order book demands. Inside the delivery struggle, the record backlogs, and the Spirit AeroSystems break-up reshaping the supplier base.
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US aviation-finance specialist Castlelake has agreed a £5.5bn ($7.3bn) deal to take easyJet private. We unpack who Castlelake is, the sum-of-the-parts case, the 49/51 EU ownership structure, the completion risks, and whether the airline gets optimised or broken up.
Read More →United opens a new U.S.–Colombia corridor, Honeywell Aerospace debuts on Nasdaq, and Delta moves to entrench its Atlanta hub through Spirit’s liquidation. Boston Warwick’s executive briefing for 29 June–5 July 2026.
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American becomes the first US carrier to serve 100 destinations across Mexico, the Caribbean and Latin America, the UK publishes its draft Heathrow third-runway policy statement, and easyJet draws a £3bn Castlelake approach.
Read More →IATA has slashed its 2026 global airline net profit forecast nearly in half to $23 billion amid surging fuel costs and Middle East disruptions.
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Project Sunrise reaches lift-off, SAS suffers an inaugural flight disaster, American cuts six routes on fuel costs, and the FAA commits $523M to U.S. airports.
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25 to 31 May 2026: Ryanair repaid its last EUR1.2bn bond to become debt-free, Southwest planned long-haul routes and Castlelake weighed a bid for easyJet.
Read More →Europe’s jet fuel crisis deepens in May 2026. Full Top 50 airport risk ranking, 23-day IEA threshold warning, short-haul capacity cuts (8–12%), demand erosion analysis and global Top 20 non-European risks.
Read More →18 to 24 May 2026: American launched four European routes including Budapest and Prague, and the FAA committed over $1bn in family airport funding.
Read More →Europe’s jet-fuel stocks continue to fall as the Hormuz crisis enters its fourth month. Our latest Top 50 ranking shows Budapest and Warsaw entering the list while UK airports push back against proposed EU261 relief for airlines.
Read More →Updated 2 May 2026 European Top 50 Jet Fuel Risk Ranking plus corrected Top 20 non-European airports. Full analysis of the intensifying aviation fuel crisis, key movements, and what it means for airlines and investors.
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27 April to 3 May 2026: Spirit Airlines ceased operations after bailout talks failed, American restored Miami to Caracas and Etihad added more US flights.
Read More →The UAE's decision to leave OPEC marks a major shift in the Hormuz crisis. Boston Warwick analyses the impact on global jet fuel supply, Europe's summer outlook, and what airlines and investors should expect next.
Read More →Boston Warwick’s weekly briefing covers Chicago O’Hare’s 494 delays, Swiss A330 emergency evacuation at Delhi, Tehran’s full reopening, NTSB LaGuardia findings, and major new long-haul routes.
Read More →Updated 26 April 2026: Northern Italian airports (Treviso, Milan Linate and Venice) have risen sharply in the risk ranking due to ongoing jet fuel rationing, while UK hubs have improved from accelerated US Gulf imports.
Read More →The Hormuz closure is now hitting countries far beyond Europe. We rank the 20 non-European nations most exposed to jet fuel shortages — from the Philippines and Pakistan to Australia and Japan.
Read More →Download the complete ranking of Europe's 50 busiest airports by jet fuel shortage risk. Includes on-site stock days, daily consumption, national buffers, and Middle East exposure as of 23 April 2026.
Read More →Boston Warwick's weekly briefing delivers senior aviation executives the latest on Lufthansa strikes, FAA O'Hare flight caps, American's rejection of United merger talks, Qantas Project Sunrise A350 rollout.
Read More →15 April 2026 – Latest analysis of the Hormuz Crisis 2026. We rank the most vulnerable European airports for jet fuel shortages by on-site stock days, delivery method, and national strategic reserves.
Read More →6 to 12 April 2026: Sean Duffy signalled room for US airline mergers, Airbus first-quarter deliveries fell 16% and Etihad planned to double Chicago flights.
Read More →30 March to 5 April 2026: London Gatwick welcomed eight new airlines in one week, and Royal Jordanian took delivery of a 787-9 and an A321neo days apart.
Read More →23 to 29 March 2026: British Airways will return to Melbourne, United unveiled Relax Row and the LaGuardia runway collision prompted safety reviews.
Read More →16 to 22 March 2026: Atlas Air ordered 20 A350Fs, the Allegiant and Sun Country merger won early DOJ clearance and Riyadh Air secured its summer slots.
Read More →9 to 15 March 2026: the Iran conflict cancelled over 2,650 Middle East flights, Boeing paused 737 MAX deliveries and GOL announced transatlantic routes.
Read More →2 to 8 March 2026: a week into the Iran conflict, over 25,400 flights were cancelled, drones struck Dubai International and fuel rose 18% in seven days.
Read More →23 February to 1 March 2026: strikes on Iran closed Middle East airspace and cancelled over 5,200 flights, and Rolls-Royce returned to narrowbody engines.
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16 to 22 February 2026: Airbus reported 793 deliveries for 2025 and a 2026 target of 870, and Croatia Airlines began a full fleet renewal with A220s.
Read More →9 to 15 February 2026: United removed the A350 from its delivery plans amid a Rolls-Royce dispute, and Air Canada ordered eight A350-1000s for long routes.
Read More →2 to 8 February 2026: Riyadh Cargo began flying on the Heathrow route, Air Transat added Rio de Janeiro and American launched the only US nonstop to Bimini.
Read More →Explore ACI World's 2026 forecast of 10.2 billion passengers and 18.8 billion by 2045. Discover booming growth in Asia-Pacific & Middle East, regional differences, capacity challenges.
Read More →26 January to 1 February 2026: Delta ordered 31 Airbus widebodies, ACI World forecast 10.2 billion passengers this year and KLM completed its 787 fleet.
Read More →19 to 25 January 2026: Riyadh Air unveiled Riyadh Cargo, Air France-KLM moved on SAS and TAP, and Heathrow finished its $1.4bn CT scanner rollout.
Read More →12 to 18 January 2026: Allegiant agreed a $1.5bn deal for Sun Country, Aviation Capital Group ordered 50 737 MAX jets and Norfolk began a $1bn expansion.
Read More →5 to 11 January 2026: Alaska Airlines ordered 110 Boeing aircraft, Ethiopia broke ground on a $12.5bn hub and Kenya Airways posted its first profit in a decade.
Read More →29 December 2025 to 4 January 2026: Airbus beat its 2025 delivery target as Chinese airlines ordered over 145 A320neo Family jets worth over $17bn.
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Why TUI Scrapped a 13-Year-Old Boeing 787 Dreamliner: Shocking Early Retirement Amid Parts Boom and Massive Aircraft Backlogs.
Read More →8 to 14 December 2025: Boeing pushed to close its Spirit AeroSystems deal by year end, Azul restructured $2bn of debt and Saab showed a new fuselage design.
Read More →1 to 7 December 2025: the FTC cleared Boeing's Spirit AeroSystems deal, IndiGo reached a 64.7% domestic share and Emirates flew its A350 to Adelaide.
Read More →FTAI Aviation faced net losses, Russia asset stranding & MRO delays in 2023-2025. Discover their MRO pivot, recovery lessons for aircraft lessors & investors.
Read More →3 to 9 November 2025: shutdown delays hit 3.2 million US passengers, Etihad added Chiang Mai, Hanoi and Hong Kong, and Rolls-Royce upgraded the Trent 1000.
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20 to 26 October 2025: Riyadh Air began daily London Heathrow flights, Spirit Airlines furloughed 1,800 staff and Airbus passed 500 deliveries.
Read More →13 to 19 October 2025: IndiGo ordered 30 more A350-900s, the FAA approved higher 737 MAX output and Riyadh Air set its first London Heathrow flights.
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6 to 12 October 2025: Spirit Airlines filed for Chapter 11 for the second time in a year, and Frankfurt Airport set April 2026 for its new Terminal 3.
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22 to 28 September 2025: Turkish Airlines ordered 50 Boeing 787s, Finnair launched fare bundles and Abra ended its merger talks with Azul in Latin America.
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8 to 14 September 2025: Airbus kept its 820 delivery target, Riyadh Air unveiled its first 787-9 and the Alaska and Hawaiian merger cleared its last hurdle.
Read More →1 to 7 September 2025: Air Lease agreed a $28.2bn deal with a group led by Sumitomo and SMBC, and Saudi Arabia began a $30bn King Salman Airport expansion.
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This week in aviation: Spirit Airlines faces a rapid Chapter 22 bankruptcy filing, risks for lessors, shareholders, and merger rumors impacting the ULCC market.
Read More →Jet fuel scams have surged since COVID-19, including fake SAF deals and crude oil offers. Learn to spot fraud in this regulated supply chain.
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